patent · US7207327
Feedback control method for a heliostat
24 April 2007
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Abstract
An instrument for a solar energy system including a receiver and a heliostat to reflect solar energy on to the receiver. The instrument includes a first element adapted to form an image of the sun, a second element adapted to form an image of the receiver, and a detector. The detector is positioned to receive each of the images and a comparator is adapted to detect a distance between the images. The comparator generates an error correction signal based on the distance between...
Provenance
- Collection
- Cited prior art
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- Filed
- 2004-06-15
- Source
- Google Patents bibliographic record
- Granted
- 2007-04-24
- Inventors
- Robert Z Litwin; Christopher D Meister; United Technologies Corp